A pair of standing buddhist lions with a vase on their back, glazed in red and a pale celadon green glaze. Height 12 cm. Length 12 cm.
Repaired.
Tragott Collection no 1804a & 1804b.
From the Collection of Ivan Traugott. (1871-1952). Thence by descent within the family. Traugott was a Swedish businessman and important art collector. An early member of the China club, investor in the Karlbeck consortium and good friend and sponsor of Johan Gunnar Andersson in the early 20th century. A large part of his collections can be seen today at Nationalmuseum and East Asian Museum in Stockholm.
To see another candle holder, in this type of glaze but of another animal, see Collection Grandidier, Paris. G 949.